The Search Monitor
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Plans and prices
From The Search Monitor's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate Compliance | $500 a month | SEM monitoring · content monitoring · coupon code monitoring · Starts @ $500 /month plus crawling fees |
| Brand Protection | $800 a month | Automated trademark complaints · submissions dashboard and custom reports · SmartCrawler keyword builder · up to 10 real-time geo-targeted LiveSerp searches · Starts @ $800 /month plus keyword crawling fees |
| SEM Insights | $800 a month | Customizable insights or Lighthouse industry insights; AI Search Insights · Starts @ $800 /month plus keyword crawling fees |
| Whole Platform | Priced on request | SEM Insights · Brand Protection · Affiliate Compliance · Ad Armor · Custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from The Search Monitor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Ad spend controls
- Ad Armor produces negative keyword lists with recommendations to pause or unpause paid ads based on configurable rules and search listing opportunities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Affiliate compliance
- Affiliate Compliance monitors paid search ads and landing pages for violations such as URL hijacking, brand bidding, ad copy abuse, restricted ranks, and coupon code misuse.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Brand protection
- Brand Protection detects unauthorized brand use in paid search ads and automates trademark takedown complaints to search engines.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Competitive insights
- SEM Insights reports on paid text ads, SEO listings, product listing ads, hotel ads, shopping engines, listing services ads, and vehicle listing ads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The company says its SmartCrawler monitors listings across 244 countries, 810 regions, and 26,539 cities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data export
- SEM Insights data can be exported through emailed reports, Excel downloads, FTP, or API.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The pricing page identifies brands and agencies needing competitive insights, well-known brands seeking to prevent conquesting, and affiliate managers, networks, and OPMs as target customers for its services.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The platform provides search advertising monitoring, competitive insights, brand protection, and affiliate compliance monitoring.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says the company takes appropriate measures to keep personal information secure and requires third parties receiving it to keep it confidential.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Setup and support
- The company says setup can use an API or user interface and that its support experts guide customers through the process.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- The Search Monitor says it was established in 2007 by search marketing experts who previously launched KeywordMax in 2003.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Orlando, Florida, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Plan limits
- The pricing page says configurable keyword packages start at 100 keywords per month and describes unlimited logins and keywords as plan features.checked 11 Oct 2026
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